The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-10-01
FOREPAUGH's GREAT SHOW.
It's Progress 7hrough the Country Like a
Like Tidal Wdre-Coming 10
Otta,oa, THURSDAY, Oct 6.

Swift DER the course an Adam, jr., flies,
Pattern most fair OF tilial bravery.
| Hemocrates the father, Thrasy bulus the son
Who beats the world In Workmanship by rid
ing thirty.one!
In Pindar's odes TO the Olympic games
many stirring things are sung Of the ath
letes, characters, equestrians, etc, OF the
olden time. To attempt to versify the
brillian, achievements Of the wonderful
corps of artists comprising the great Fore.
paugh show, which is TO visit Ottawa, on
Thursday, October 9th, would involve MOI e
time In reviewing and reading up the class.
les than the Grecian poets devoted TO the
odes dedicated to the Egenitan heroes OF
all Olympus. Adam Forepaugh, ST., whose
generous son FERNS such conspicuous
part In his fathers great show, may well
be proud Of the young hero who has won
such distinguished honors during the last
few years.
"Thy noble son celebrate,
Afchestratus--as erst saw him gain
A brilliant Victory by Olympus fame"
| No need Of spur-on, on he flies,
His thirty. one Arabian stations take the prize.
Thus we might speak Of each and all Of
Forepaugh's wonderful new and matchless
features, which constitute the attractions of
three times the greatest show on earth"
Ii was the massing of all his stupendous
new features In New York, last winter and
spring, that created so much excitement
among the amusement loving citizens OF
Gotham.
When the great shows reach Ottawa, the
public will see animals enough in the great
street pageant alone to make up full
grown menagerie. There will be the be.
hemoth of the Nile, the white polar bear
and the sea lions from the arctics, the Ben.
gal tigers, Babylonian lions, the stately 81.
raffe, the ponderous elephants, awkward
camels, queer buffalo, the mild.eyed deer
the nimble- footed gazelle, and
Dlana's stag, with wondrous horns Of gold,
which will skip and gambol as free and
unrestrained as Bulwer Lytton's lambs In
THE Last Days of Pompeii." Living
wild beasts of carniverous nature, and
per consequence of more dangerous kind
will be restrained, Gagged or tethered to dc
no harm. All of this will be perfectly
free TO the public.
For the amphibious animals there will
be provided artificial pools and miniature
lakes as shady as the founts of Istar, while
the Simia and the Ursa tribes will roam al
large and disport themselves among sylvan
bowers that far out fame the "Cronian Pc
lop's Dells."
The hippodrome track, a quarter of 6
mile around, is wide enough to run foul
eighthorse chariots abreast. Here will be
revived the classic sports of Old Olympia
together with the attractions of Adam
Forepaughs New Olympia, his remodeled
Wild West and the famous Custer battle
Three rings, with an elevated stage, will be
devoted to the triple circus and athletic
sports, in which will appear famous and
accomplished artists, male and female, OF
every nationality.
Adam Forepaugh's large and valuable
stud of English and Arabian race horses
will be the delight Of the sporting world
They will appear in racing, trotting, and
running matches, and also In the great hip.
podromes. Adam Forepaugh, jr,, will ride
his famous thirty-one- horse act, the most
thrilling ever witnessed, and likewise In.
troduce the largest herd and the most won.
derful performing elephants in the world
From the grand stands, seating 10000 peo-
pie, the entire entertainments can be seen.
The entire grounds are brilliantly illumin-
ated at night by extraordinary lights. Cheap
excursions will be run by rail. Magnifi-
cent fireworks at night. There will be no
end to the variety of the entertainment.
Polo, base ball, tournaments broadsword
contests on horseback, Virginia reel, wrest-
ling matches on horseback, feats of
strength, trials of speed by animals, horses
and men, panoramas, pyroramas, gorgeous
demonstrations, oriental spectacles and pa
rades.
In word, Mr.. Forepauge feels himself
fully justified in the declaration, and he
makes 1t on his professional reputation and
honor, that the public will positively see
three times the greatest shoW on earth. Two
observation-disclosures and night.